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Thinking that the General Assembly, when adopting the rCs* 

 olution for the collection of all the materials of the Survey at Mont- 

 pelier, might, perhaps, be unaware of the amount of transportation, 

 which would be required, and of the unnecessary expense and in- 

 convenience, which would be incurred by carrying out the resolution 

 literally, I ventured to inform your ( Excelleilcy of the amount and 

 conditions of the articles at Burlington, and with your consent have 

 suffered them to remain unmoved. 



Professor Adams, who had in his possession the materials of the 

 Survey, which had been carried to Amherst, left that place before 

 I received my appointment, and passed the winter at Jamaica in the 

 West Indies. He returned to Amherst in May, and in the latter 

 part of that month, I went to that place and procured from him the 

 field notes and tools, and the specimens which had been ticketed 

 for the State collection. The specimens containing fossils, were 

 unticketed, and Prof. Adams was entitled to a share of these in virtue 

 of an arrangement between him and Gov. Slade, when he received 

 the appointment of State Geologist. He also had a claim for the 

 rent of the room at Amherst, in which the materials were kept. 

 Being in doubt whether I was authorized by the resolution to 

 make the division of the specimens, and to pay rent, I returned to 

 obtain the advice and direction of your Excellency. After receiving 

 it I again proceeded to Amherst, divided the fossils with Prof. Ad- 

 ams, paid the rent of the room with articles of furniture, which would 

 cost in the State but little more than their freight from Amherst 

 to Montpelier, and forwarded the fossils, belonging to the State 

 and the remaining articles of furniture, to Montpelier. 



The materials of the Survey delivered into the charge of the 

 State Librarian, consist of one roll of maps, one box, containing 

 manuscripts and tools, 11 boxes of specimens ticketed for the State 

 Collections, 11 boxes of specimens containing fossils, which are 

 unticketed, 16 trays for minerals, and two small stands. 



The materials in the room at Burlington, consist of a variety 

 of tools and furniture, and about 50 boxes of specimens which are 

 untrimmed and unticketed, being in the crude state in which they 

 were collected in the field. The gross weight of these 50 boxes 

 amounts to several tons. 



The first 11 boxes of specimens jmentioned as being in charge 

 of the State Librarian, embrace all the specimens which are now in 



